Forest City Gear Inc., in Roscoe, Ill. has more than 100 computer numeric control (CNC) machine tools manufacturing gears (some of which are on Mars on the rover).Ā
The company actually exports to China. As part of its sustainability and
competitiveness programs, the company installed a bank of power
conditioners to service the electrical requirements of the machines,
which saved 20 percent on the electric bill.
Other sustainable initiatives include:
Changed lighting system from
T-12 to T-8 using 25, 28, and 32 watt lamps.Ā
Tinted windows with
low-Emissivity filmĀ
Replaced several heating/air-conditioning units with highenergy efficient unitsĀ
Installed programmable thermostats throughout the building
Replaced
less efficient air compressors with larger more efficient unitsĀ
Installed Oberland oil filtrate/cooling unit for gear grinding,using outside air for chilling the oil any time ambient air temperature is 50 F or below
Turn off lights during lunch period
Turn on/off lights as required for
bathrooms, lunch room, conference room and warehouseĀ
On weekends and major shutdowns, adjust heat/air to
minimum neededĀ
Regularly check for compressed air leaksĀ
Implemented
and follow the principles of Lean Manufacturing
Spin oil out of chips
to recycleĀ
Reuse most all received packaging dunnage, except for
Styrofoam
peanuts, which are recycled locally
Eliminated bottled waterservice for drinking and now used filtered tapwater
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